DoN it hit me what you were saying last night and I almost got out of bed to say Eureka! on the record- that as you see it, the push for the individual to make sacrifices and improve personal efficiency is simply a red herring thrown out among us to distract from the fact that our entire system is horribly inefficient? And that it is simpler for the government to create another task force to address whtever the problem du jour is than to shrink itself and let us as individuals have more control over our lifestyles? The matador waves his cape again and we all run out and buy Priuses, instead of firing the fucking Matador.

Tex, I know- I don't like the idea of genetically engineered food either, and I think that the Monsanto style of going about it is at best immoral and at worst the beginning of the end of sustainable agriculture. However I feel that in specific situations, IF it is done ethically- yeah I'm a dreamer, so sue me- there are benefits to be gained. Although I definitely think that selective breeding is far preferable.